Health & Safety Policy Document
St Mary Magdalene, Parish Church, Old Road, Frinton,
and incorporating St Mary the Virgin, also in Old Road, Frinton.
We are committed to the Health, Safety and Welfare of our members of staff, our volunteers, and the members of the public who use our premises. Our aim is to ensure that our premises are a safe work, and worship environment for all, by controlling the hazards in and around our premises, and the hazards caused by what we do. We aim to prevent work-related injuries and ill health.
We will complete Risk Assessments and will regularly review them. We will consult with you about Health and Safety, and provide you with the information, instruction, supervision and the training that we consider is necessary.
We will make sure that you are kept safe by carrying out inspections and performing health surveillance as required. We will maintain equipment and the premises and provide any Personal Protective Equipment that we consider necessary for your Health and Safety.
You are asked to help us maintain a healthy and safe work and worship environment by reporting hazards, accidents and dangerous occurrences. You are asked to look after the safety equipment we provide and to follow safety instructions and signs. You are reminded that you are responsible for your own safety and the safety of others who use these premises. This policy will be reviewed regularly and revised as necessary.
For more information, please contact David Kidney who has been appointed Health and Safety Officer to assist in the implementation of this health and safety policy in compliance with The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 Regulation 7.
Signed: Don Smith
Date: 2 October 2012
This document is available to download, as are the following:
Health - Safety - Aide Memoire for St Mary's
Health and Safety Organization
David Kidney can be contacted via the Church Office, by email or, if urgent, telephone him on 01255 677314 / mobile 07766 902964.